HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve homered off Nathan Eovaldi in his first two at-bats and Cristian Javier pitched seven strong innings to lead the Houston Astros to an 8-5 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday. After dropping the series opener 12-8, the Astros have won back-to-back games following a 4-11 start that left them seven games under .500 for the first time since 2016. They improved to 4-3 against AL West rival Texas this season. Javier (2-0) allowed five hits and two runs with five strikeouts to give Houston a second straight solid pitching performance after dismal outings by its starters in the previous three games. Marcus Semien hit a three-run homer off Seth Martinez with two outs in the ninth to cut the lead to 8-5. Josh Hader struck out Corey Seager to end it. It was the 11th multi-homer game for Altuve, and his seven career home runs off Eovaldi are his most against any pitcher. |
76ers president Daryl Morey has big plans to build NBA title team around Embiid and MaxeyTwo suspects arrested in fatal shooting on Delaware college campus are not students, police sayDetroit man sentenced to 80 years for fatal shootings of 2 West Virginia womenWoman in Minnesota accused in the deaths of 2 childrenDJ Chark Jr. signs with the Los Angeles ChargersBank Holiday MooEdward Olivares' grand slam and Mitch Keller's complete game lead Pirates over Angels 4Signatures submitted for 'top two' primary election in RepublicanMan recreates 20PWHL's strong first season coincides with a growing appetite for women's sports